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Standards experts. Accreditation solutions.
Helping Canadian Companies Scale-Up
Through Standards Setting
April 2018
Michel Girard, Vice-President, Strategy
Key SCC Activities
• SCC coordinates Canada’s participation in
international standardization bodies (ISO-IEC)
• Approves National Standards of Canada
• Accredits:
• Standards development organizations (SDOs)
• Conformity assessment bodies (CABs)
• Manages programs and services designed to
support the integration of standardization into
F/P/T regulatory practices
• Works with industry to drive Canadian technology
commercialization through standardization
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Standards development organizations (SDOs)
accredited by SCC in Canada
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Conformity assessment bodies (CABs)
accredited by SCC in Canada
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STANDARDIZATION
Standards are not neutral
They reflect the views of those who invest time and
expertise in the development process
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Once a standard is set, the die is cast
Specifications and guidance address key issues
intellectual property
interoperability
compatibility
minimum quality
safety requirements
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Around the world, in 2015, there were
more than
335,000international standards
maintained
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Source: Austrian Standards Annual Report, 2015
The number of made-in-Canada national
standards has declined
2,978In 2016 from more than 4,000 in year
2000
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Source: SCC Canadian Standards Database
36%
41%
23%Domestic (36%)
Other National/Regional/NA (41%)
International (23%)
SCC is monitoring 1,328 references to standards
in 135 Canadian federal regulations maintained by
18 departments/agencies:
Thousands of technical standards are also included
in procurement documents and specs10
To date, SCC has identified 4,150 references to standards
in provincial/territorial regulations:
Domestic Standards (54%)
Other National / Regional / NA Standards (40%)
International Standards (5%)
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CURRENTCANADIAN APPROACH
TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION
International standardization is an
important strategic issue if Canada is to
help its entrepreneurs succeed on the
global stage13
In the past, Canada was generally
successful in protecting the interests
of well established, traditional,
resource and manufacturing sectors
of our economy
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However, opportunities for gains in
new and emerging sectors are
BEING MISSED
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CANADA’S KEYCOMPETITORS ARE INVESTING
IN INTERNATIONAL STANDARDIZATION
In 2010, China began to implement its
strategy for securing key positions on
ISO technical committees and working
groups
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China is becoming a global leader
in standardization
China now manages 72 ISO
technical committees
Many are of strategic
economic interest to Canada:
• earth minerals
• aluminum ores
• pipeline transportation
systems
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Source: ISO in Numbers, 2016, https://www.iso.org/members.html
In 2013, Japan proposed a new ISO committee for Fine
Bubble Technology
Nanotubes are used to inject gases into liquids
It has shown utility as an effective means of removing ice
from airplanes and highways as well as accelerating
agricultural growth
Research has demonstrated potential in the fields of food,
beverages, cosmetics, chemicals and medical care
Other countries are implementing
sector specific strategies
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ISO/TC 281 – Fine Bubble Technology
The Government of Japan, the Japanese Industrial
Standards Committee (JISC), and the Japanese
Standards Association (JSA) hosted several targeted
outreach events around the world in order to garner
support from other member bodies
The proposal was successful. The Secretariat for the
newly established committee was assigned to Japan
Fine bubble technology is estimated to reach USD$4.3
billion in revenues by 2020
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CREATING SUCCESSFUL EXPORTERS THROUGH NEW
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
Goods exporting firms are responsible for
a disproportionate share of GDP
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96.2%
0.07%
3.72%
Number of Enterprises exporting to 20 or more countries: 836
Number of Enterprises exporting to 1-19 countries: 42,964
Number of Non-exporting Enterprises: 1,103,203
76.3%
16.1%
Export value of Enterprises exporting to 20 or more countries: $151 billions
Export value of Enterprises exporting to 1-19 countries: $318 billions
Other GDP: $1,514 billions
3.8 % of Canadian Enterprises export to other countries.
Their export value accounts for 23.7% of Canada’s GDP.
7.61%
Total number of enterprises:
1.15 millions
Total value of GDP:
$1,983 billions
Source: Statistics Canada, Trade by Enterprise Characteristics: Exporters of Goods by
Employment, 2014
43,800enterprises in Canada export their
products abroad
Value of exports in 2014:
$469B CAD
Canada
23Source: Statistics Canada, Trade by Enterprise
Characteristics: Exporters of Goods by Employment, 2014
While the majority of exporters
trade with 1 partner country
(69.1%)
24Source: Statistics Canada, Trade by Enterprise
Characteristics: Exporters of Goods by Employment
Size Class, 2013 (provisional estimates)
The greatest share of export
value (41.1%) comes from
only 805 enterprises
They are trading with more
than 20 partner countries
The more diverse the export portfolio
of an enterprise, the more likely it is
that the enterprise will face potentially
diverging regulatory requirements
across countries
25Source: Statistics Canada, Trade by Enterprise
Characteristics: Exporters of Goods by Employment
Size Class, 2013 (provisional estimates)
International standardization is an
important strategic issue if Canada is to
help its entrepreneurs succeed on the
global stage26
• Canada’s Innovation & Skills Plan highlights the value of
standards-setting in advancing Canada’s economic interests, and
growing globally successful companies.
• By working directly with Canadian innovators, SCC is providing
tailored, end-to-end support to companies in developing effective
standardization strategies to accelerate commercialization and
remove barriers to the adoption of new Canadian technologies.
SCC’s Innovation Role
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Implementing a new approach
• SCC is helping Canadian innovative companies become
standards setters
• Funding for this was approved through the superclusters
initiative
• Sector specialists have been hired and trained
• Areas of focus are aligned with 6 key economic sectors
• SCC is actively supporting superclusters
• Engaged with portfolio members to identify high potential
companies
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End-to-end support
✓ Identify promising innovations that would benefit from
international standardization;
✓ Build case internationally as to why Canada should be entrusted
with leadership in developing relevant standards;
✓ Garner support from key standardization allies, and obtain
approval for new work item proposals;
✓ Support Canadian innovators to be elected as chairs /
secretaries of technical committees to manage standards
drafting process;
✓ Embed Canadian intellectual property, platforms or approaches
in standards where appropriate;
✓ Design international certification programmes to facilitate
global market access / regulatory compliance;
✓ Engage regulators to ensure standards supporting Canadian
innovations embedded in F/P/T regulations where appropriate.
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Challenges
Regulatory and standardization landscapes can be
complex, and sometimes fragmented:
•Navigating the environment can be difficult, especially for SMEs
Prescriptive requirements in regulations and standards:
•Can create potential barriers to adoption (certification, regulation)
Lack of foundational definitions, regulations and
standards in emerging areas:
•Can limit and slow the pace of innovation and commercialization
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Solutions
• Ongoing engagement with innovators on market access
and commercialization strategies:
▪ Identification of barriers to adoption/market access
for emerging Canadian technologies
▪ Identify opportunities to strategically embed
Canadian approaches in international standards
▪ Development and implementation of sectoral and
company-specific standardization strategies
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Solutions (Cont’d)
• Ongoing dialogue with regulators and policy-makers on
the role of standards in regulating for innovation:
▪ Harmonization and alignment of standards in
regulations
▪ Updating standards, codes and related processes to
address the modern pace of innovation
▪ Developing foundational standards to support the
regulation and integration of new technologies
▪ Leveraging standards in procurement policies to
drive the adoption and commercialization of
Canadian technology
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For more information contact:
Michel Girard
Vice-President, Strategy and Stakeholder Engagement
Standards Council of Canada
mgirard@scc.ca